The requirements of s 133(2) of the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) are satisfied where the trial judge's reasons expose the reasoning process linking principles of law and findings of fact, even if the reasons deal with credibility and reliability at a fairly general level, provided they address the material possibilities raised by the evidence. In a judge-alone trial, there is no obligation on the trial judge to notify the defence before giving himself a warning under s 165 of the Evidence Act about identification evidence, where the reliability of that evidence was already in issue through cross-examination and submissions.
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